Distributed Cloud Edge Container roles and permissions
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This page lists the IAM roles and permissions for Distributed Cloud Edge Container. To search through all roles and permissions, see the role and permission index.

Distributed Cloud Edge Container roles

Role Permissions

Role	Permissions
Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Full access to Edge Container all resources.	`edgecontainer.*` `edgecontainer.clusters.create` `edgecontainer.clusters.delete` `edgecontainer.clusters.generateAccessToken` `edgecontainer.clusters.generateOfflineCredential` `edgecontainer.clusters.get` `edgecontainer.clusters.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.clusters.list` `edgecontainer.clusters.setIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.clusters.update` `edgecontainer.clusters.upgrade` `edgecontainer.locations.get` `edgecontainer.locations.list` `edgecontainer.machines.create` `edgecontainer.machines.delete` `edgecontainer.machines.get` `edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.machines.list` `edgecontainer.machines.setIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.machines.update` `edgecontainer.machines.use` `edgecontainer.nodePools.create` `edgecontainer.nodePools.delete` `edgecontainer.nodePools.get` `edgecontainer.nodePools.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.nodePools.list` `edgecontainer.nodePools.setIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.nodePools.update` `edgecontainer.operations.cancel` `edgecontainer.operations.delete` `edgecontainer.operations.get` `edgecontainer.operations.list` `edgecontainer.serverconfig.get` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.create` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.delete` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.get` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.list` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.setIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.update` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list`
Edge Container Cluster Service Agent (`roles/edgecontainer.clusterServiceAgent`) Grants the Edge Container Cluster Service Account access to manage resources. Warning: Do not grant service agent roles to any principals except service agents.	`cloudnotifications.activities.list` `gkehub.endpoints.connect` `gkehub.features.create` `gkehub.features.get` `gkehub.features.list` `gkehub.features.update` `gkehub.fleet.create` `gkehub.fleet.delete` `gkehub.fleet.get` `gkehub.locations.` `gkehub.locations.get` `gkehub.locations.list` `gkehub.memberships.create` `gkehub.memberships.delete` `gkehub.memberships.generateConnectManifest` `gkehub.memberships.get` `gkehub.memberships.list` `gkehub.memberships.update` `gkehub.operations.` `gkehub.operations.cancel` `gkehub.operations.delete` `gkehub.operations.get` `gkehub.operations.list` `kubernetesmetadata.` `kubernetesmetadata.metadata.config` `kubernetesmetadata.metadata.publish` `kubernetesmetadata.metadata.snapshot` `logging.logEntries.create` `monitoring.alertPolicies.get` `monitoring.alertPolicies.list` `monitoring.alertPolicies.listEffectiveTags` `monitoring.alertPolicies.listTagBindings` `monitoring.dashboards.` `monitoring.dashboards.create` `monitoring.dashboards.delete` `monitoring.dashboards.get` `monitoring.dashboards.list` `monitoring.dashboards.update` `monitoring.groups.get` `monitoring.groups.list` `monitoring.metricDescriptors.create` `monitoring.metricDescriptors.get` `monitoring.metricDescriptors.list` `monitoring.monitoredResourceDescriptors.` `monitoring.monitoredResourceDescriptors.get` `monitoring.monitoredResourceDescriptors.list` `monitoring.notificationChannelDescriptors.` `monitoring.notificationChannelDescriptors.get` `monitoring.notificationChannelDescriptors.list` `monitoring.notificationChannels.get` `monitoring.notificationChannels.list` `monitoring.services.get` `monitoring.services.list` `monitoring.slos.get` `monitoring.slos.list` `monitoring.snoozes.get` `monitoring.snoozes.list` `monitoring.timeSeries.` `monitoring.timeSeries.create` `monitoring.timeSeries.list` `monitoring.uptimeCheckConfigs.get` `monitoring.uptimeCheckConfigs.list` `opsconfigmonitoring.` `opsconfigmonitoring.resourceMetadata.list` `opsconfigmonitoring.resourceMetadata.write` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list` `serviceusage.quotas.get` `serviceusage.services.enable` `serviceusage.services.get` `serviceusage.services.list` `stackdriver.projects.get` `stackdriver.resourceMetadata.*` `stackdriver.resourceMetadata.list` `stackdriver.resourceMetadata.write` `storage.buckets.create` `storage.buckets.get` `storage.buckets.list` `storage.buckets.update` `storage.objects.create` `storage.objects.delete` `storage.objects.get` `storage.objects.list` `storage.objects.update`
Edge Container Machine User (`roles/edgecontainer.machineUser`) Access to use Edge Container Machine resources.	`edgecontainer.machines.get` `edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.machines.list` `edgecontainer.machines.use` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list`
Edge Container Cluster offline Credential User (`roles/edgecontainer.offlineCredentialUser`) Access to get Edge Container cluster offline credentials	`edgecontainer.clusters.generateOfflineCredential` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list`
Edge Container Service Agent (`roles/edgecontainer.serviceAgent`) Grants the Edge Container Service Account access to manage resources. Warning: Do not grant service agent roles to any principals except service agents.	`compute.externalVpnGateways.create` `compute.externalVpnGateways.delete` `compute.externalVpnGateways.get` `compute.externalVpnGateways.use` `compute.globalOperations.get` `compute.networks.get` `compute.networks.updatePolicy` `compute.regionOperations.get` `compute.routers.create` `compute.routers.delete` `compute.routers.get` `compute.routers.list` `compute.routers.update` `compute.routers.use` `compute.vpnGateways.create` `compute.vpnGateways.delete` `compute.vpnGateways.get` `compute.vpnGateways.use` `compute.vpnTunnels.create` `compute.vpnTunnels.delete` `compute.vpnTunnels.get` `gkehub.memberships.create` `gkehub.memberships.delete` `gkehub.memberships.generateConnectManifest` `gkehub.memberships.get` `gkehub.memberships.list` `gkehub.memberships.update` `gkehub.operations.cancel` `gkehub.operations.get` `serviceusage.services.list`
Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Read-only access to Edge Container all resources.	`edgecontainer.clusters.generateAccessToken` `edgecontainer.clusters.get` `edgecontainer.clusters.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.clusters.list` `edgecontainer.locations.*` `edgecontainer.locations.get` `edgecontainer.locations.list` `edgecontainer.machines.get` `edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.machines.list` `edgecontainer.nodePools.get` `edgecontainer.nodePools.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.nodePools.list` `edgecontainer.operations.get` `edgecontainer.operations.list` `edgecontainer.serverconfig.get` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.get` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.getIamPolicy` `edgecontainer.vpnConnections.list` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list`

Edge Container Admin

(roles/edgecontainer.admin)

Full access to Edge Container all resources.

edgecontainer.*

edgecontainer.clusters.create
edgecontainer.clusters.delete
edgecontainer.clusters.generateAccessToken
edgecontainer.clusters.generateOfflineCredential
edgecontainer.clusters.get
edgecontainer.clusters.getIamPolicy
edgecontainer.clusters.list
edgecontainer.clusters.setIamPolicy
edgecontainer.clusters.update
edgecontainer.clusters.upgrade
edgecontainer.locations.get
edgecontainer.locations.list
edgecontainer.machines.create
edgecontainer.machines.delete
edgecontainer.machines.get
edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy
edgecontainer.machines.list
edgecontainer.machines.setIamPolicy
edgecontainer.machines.update
edgecontainer.machines.use
edgecontainer.nodePools.create
edgecontainer.nodePools.delete
edgecontainer.nodePools.get
edgecontainer.nodePools.getIamPolicy
edgecontainer.nodePools.list
edgecontainer.nodePools.setIamPolicy
edgecontainer.nodePools.update
edgecontainer.operations.cancel
edgecontainer.operations.delete
edgecontainer.operations.get
edgecontainer.operations.list
edgecontainer.serverconfig.get
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.create
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.delete
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.get
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.getIamPolicy
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.list
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.setIamPolicy
edgecontainer.vpnConnections.update

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

Edge Container Cluster Service Agent

(roles/edgecontainer.clusterServiceAgent)

Grants the Edge Container Cluster Service Account access to manage resources.

cloudnotifications.activities.list

gkehub.endpoints.connect

gkehub.features.create

gkehub.features.get

gkehub.features.list

gkehub.features.update

gkehub.fleet.create

gkehub.fleet.delete

gkehub.fleet.get

gkehub.locations.*

gkehub.locations.get
gkehub.locations.list

gkehub.memberships.create

gkehub.memberships.delete

gkehub.memberships.generateConnectManifest

gkehub.memberships.get

gkehub.memberships.list

gkehub.memberships.update

gkehub.operations.*

gkehub.operations.cancel
gkehub.operations.delete
gkehub.operations.get
gkehub.operations.list

kubernetesmetadata.*

kubernetesmetadata.metadata.config
kubernetesmetadata.metadata.publish
kubernetesmetadata.metadata.snapshot

logging.logEntries.create

monitoring.alertPolicies.get

monitoring.alertPolicies.list

monitoring.alertPolicies.listEffectiveTags

monitoring.alertPolicies.listTagBindings

monitoring.dashboards.*

monitoring.dashboards.create
monitoring.dashboards.delete
monitoring.dashboards.get
monitoring.dashboards.list
monitoring.dashboards.update

monitoring.groups.get

monitoring.groups.list

monitoring.metricDescriptors.create

monitoring.metricDescriptors.get

monitoring.metricDescriptors.list

monitoring.monitoredResourceDescriptors.*

monitoring.monitoredResourceDescriptors.get
monitoring.monitoredResourceDescriptors.list

monitoring.notificationChannelDescriptors.*

monitoring.notificationChannelDescriptors.get
monitoring.notificationChannelDescriptors.list

monitoring.notificationChannels.get

monitoring.notificationChannels.list

monitoring.services.get

monitoring.services.list

monitoring.slos.get

monitoring.slos.list

monitoring.snoozes.get

monitoring.snoozes.list

monitoring.timeSeries.*

monitoring.timeSeries.create
monitoring.timeSeries.list

monitoring.uptimeCheckConfigs.get

monitoring.uptimeCheckConfigs.list

opsconfigmonitoring.*

opsconfigmonitoring.resourceMetadata.list
opsconfigmonitoring.resourceMetadata.write

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

serviceusage.quotas.get

serviceusage.services.enable

serviceusage.services.get

serviceusage.services.list

stackdriver.projects.get

stackdriver.resourceMetadata.*

stackdriver.resourceMetadata.list
stackdriver.resourceMetadata.write

storage.buckets.create

storage.buckets.get

storage.buckets.list

storage.buckets.update

storage.objects.create

storage.objects.delete

storage.objects.get

storage.objects.list

storage.objects.update

Edge Container Machine User

(roles/edgecontainer.machineUser)

Access to use Edge Container Machine resources.

edgecontainer.machines.get

edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy

edgecontainer.machines.list

edgecontainer.machines.use

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

Edge Container Cluster offline Credential User

(roles/edgecontainer.offlineCredentialUser)

Access to get Edge Container cluster offline credentials

edgecontainer.clusters.generateOfflineCredential

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

Edge Container Service Agent

(roles/edgecontainer.serviceAgent)

Grants the Edge Container Service Account access to manage resources.

compute.externalVpnGateways.create

compute.externalVpnGateways.delete

compute.externalVpnGateways.get

compute.externalVpnGateways.use

compute.globalOperations.get

compute.networks.get

compute.networks.updatePolicy

compute.regionOperations.get

compute.routers.create

compute.routers.delete

compute.routers.get

compute.routers.list

compute.routers.update

compute.routers.use

compute.vpnGateways.create

compute.vpnGateways.delete

compute.vpnGateways.get

compute.vpnGateways.use

compute.vpnTunnels.create

compute.vpnTunnels.delete

compute.vpnTunnels.get

gkehub.memberships.create

gkehub.memberships.delete

gkehub.memberships.generateConnectManifest

gkehub.memberships.get

gkehub.memberships.list

gkehub.memberships.update

gkehub.operations.cancel

gkehub.operations.get

serviceusage.services.list

Edge Container Viewer

(roles/edgecontainer.viewer)

Read-only access to Edge Container all resources.

edgecontainer.clusters.generateAccessToken

edgecontainer.clusters.get

edgecontainer.clusters.getIamPolicy

edgecontainer.clusters.list

edgecontainer.locations.*

edgecontainer.locations.get
edgecontainer.locations.list

edgecontainer.machines.get

edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy

edgecontainer.machines.list

edgecontainer.nodePools.get

edgecontainer.nodePools.getIamPolicy

edgecontainer.nodePools.list

edgecontainer.operations.get

edgecontainer.operations.list

edgecontainer.serverconfig.get

edgecontainer.vpnConnections.get

edgecontainer.vpnConnections.getIamPolicy

edgecontainer.vpnConnections.list

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

Distributed Cloud Edge Container permissions

Permission	Included in roles
`edgecontainer.clusters.create`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.delete`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.generateAccessToken`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.generateOfflineCredential`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Cluster offline Credential User (`roles/edgecontainer.offlineCredentialUser`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.getIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.list`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.setIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.update`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.clusters.upgrade`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.locations.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.locations.list`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.machines.create`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.machines.delete`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.machines.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Machine User (`roles/edgecontainer.machineUser`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.machines.getIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Machine User (`roles/edgecontainer.machineUser`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.machines.list`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Machine User (`roles/edgecontainer.machineUser`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.machines.setIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`)
`edgecontainer.machines.update`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.machines.use`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Machine User (`roles/edgecontainer.machineUser`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.create`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.delete`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.getIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.list`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.setIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`)
`edgecontainer.nodePools.update`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.operations.cancel`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.operations.delete`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.operations.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.operations.list`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.serverconfig.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.create`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.delete`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.get`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.getIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.list`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Edge Container Viewer (`roles/edgecontainer.viewer`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`) Security Reviewer (`roles/iam.securityReviewer`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.setIamPolicy`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`) Security Admin (`roles/iam.securityAdmin`)
`edgecontainer.vpnConnections.update`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Edge Container Admin (`roles/edgecontainer.admin`)

Distributed Cloud Edge Container roles and permissions Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences.